Slip covers



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ATTORNEK fma M, Sch W75- SLIP COVERS Ethel M. Schutte, Baltimore, Md.,assignor to The Comfy Manufacturing Company, Baltimore, Md., acorporation of Maryland Application December 3, 1956, Serial No. 625,663

8 Claims. (Cl. 155-182) This invention relates to an improved slip coverfor furniture, particularly upholstered chairs and the like. Theinvention is especially useful in connection with a sofa bed of the typein which the back thereof is fixed with relation to the arms thereof andwhich is converted into a bed by opening or unfolding the seat portionthereof.

The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide an improvedslip cover which is universally adapted to neatly and snugly fit any oneof a number of sofa beds of the indicated type having widely varyingstyles of construction and dimensions.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved slip coverwhich is so constructed that it offers a minimum of hindrance and botherin the change of a sofa bed of the indicated type and permits the latterto be opened and closed without the portions thereof covering the armsand back of such sofa bed being disturbed or disarranged from theiradjusted fittings.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved sofa bed slipcover that is of such simple structure it can be made economically inlarge quantities, can be fitted on and removed from a sofa bed with aminimum of effort, and can be conveniently laundered by the housewife.

Other objects and advantages of the invention as well as the novelfeatures of construction thereof will become apparent from a perusal ofthe following description when read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a sofa bed of the indicated type towhich a slip cover made in accordance with the present invention hasbeen applied, one of the pillows of such sofa and the cover parttherefor being omitted to illustrate more clearly the manner in whichthe back and arm cover parts fit on the sofa;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the covered sofa bed shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of that separate section of the cover which coversthe back rest of the sofa bed;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the two separate cover sections forcovering the arms of the sofa bed;

Fig. 5 is a front perspective view of one of the cover sections forcovering a pillow of the sofa bed;

Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the pillow cover shown in Fig. 5, said coversection being illustrated with the covering portions for the part of thefront of the sofa seat on which the pillow is mounted, disposed at rightangles to the front panel of the cushion covering part of the same;

Fig. 7 is a front perspective view of a modified form of section forcovering the arm of the article;

Fig. 8 is a rear perspective view showing how arm sections of the typeshown in Fig. 7 may be secured in position on an article;

Fig. 9 is a front perspective view illustrating the appearance of themodified arm section on a narrow chair PatentedMay 5, 1959 Fig. 10 is aview similar to Fig. 9 and illustrates the appearance of the modifiedarm section on a wide chair arm; and

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Figs. 9 and 10 and illustrates theappearance of the modified arm section on a shaped chair arm.

Sofa beds of the type illustrated in the drawings include a back A, aseat B and arm rests C and D. The back of the sofa A and the two armrests C and D are stationary and rise from the base of the sofa to whichthey are secured. The seat B is constructed to be unfolded so as totransform the piece from a couch or sofa into bed form. A pair ofpillows E are mounted upon the seat B when the piece is in the closed orsofa form and are removed therefrom when the piece is to be convertedinto a bed. In accordance with the invention, a cover for this type ofsofa is composed of a separate part or section for covering the back Aof the sofa, two separate parts for covering the stationary arm rests Cand D of the sofa, and two or more separate cover sections for coveringthe seat cushions or pillows of the sofa. There is no special sectionprovided in the cover to conceal the seat of the sofa as is usual inchair covers, but the cushion covering sections are constructed so thatin addition to providing coverage for the cushions they also cover thefront of the seat B below the cushions and support a portion of theskirt provided along the front of the piece.

As is shown more clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the cover part orsection for the back of the piece is composed of four pieces of fabricmaterial connected together by welting seams into a unitary whole. Thefabric material utilized in the back cover part, as well as in the otherparts of the cover, may be an elastic or stretchable material, such asknitted fabric material, or it may be a non-stretchable fabric such aschintz, cretonne, linen, or the like, or a combination of stretchableand non-stretchable fabrics. The back cover part is composed of a mainpanel 10, the body of which has a length substantially the same as thelength of the front of the sofa back A and a width or height greaterthan the combined widths of the top and front surfaces of the sofa back.The added width in panel 10 is to provide excess material to be tuckedin the juncture between the back A of the sofa bed and seat B thereof;such juncture being indicated by the line designated 11 in Fig. 1 of thedrawings. The lower portion of panel 10, in the region thereof which isto be located between the arms C and D of the sofa, is provided at itsends with two side extensions 12, 12 which are adapted to be tucked inthe junctures or spaces between the ends of the back A and the rearinside ends of the arm rests C and D. Secured to the upper longitudinaledge of panel 10 is a line of welting 13, which defines the rear edge ofthe top of the back in the sofa illustrated. The line of welting 13joins panel 10 to the top edge of a panel 14 for covering the upperportion of the rear surface of the sofa back A. Panel 14 hassubstantially the same dimensions as that portion of panel 10 above theextensions 12 and it is provided along its free side edges with lines ofwelting 15 that extend down along the side edges of such upper portionof panel 10 and substantially to the extensions 12. The free side andbottom edges of back panel 14 are secured to the back of the sofa in anysuitable manner as by fastening pins 19 of the screw type which includea glass head and a spiral shaped body that may be inserted into theupholstery material of the sofa bed.

Secured by the lines of welting 15 to the side edges of the upperportion of panel 10, and located above the extensions 12 of such panel,are two panels 16, which together with the end'portions of panels and 14form coverings or'the ends'of the sofa back A. The panels 16 are ineffect hinged along their inner side edges to the upper side edgesofpanel 10 by the lines of welting 15 and have a width or dimension inthe direction of the length of panel 10 substantially-greater than thewidth of the end surfaces of sofa back A to enable the outer free sideedge portions of such panels 16 to be brought around to the rear of thesofa back. The lower or bottom edges of the panels 16 are adjacent to,but free from, the top edgesof the extensions'12 and are furnishedwithborders of welting 17 which at their-inner ends are folded back andprovide borders for such, top edges'ofthe extensions 12. The height ofthe panels 16 is approximately the same as the height of panel 10 abovethe extensions 12 so that, like the upper portion of panel 10, parts ofthe upper portions-of panels 16 may be brought over the top surfaces ofthe sofa back A at the ends'thereof; suchparts being tucked under thewelted edges 15 of panel 10. The upper edge portions of panels 16 arefree from the upper side edges of panel It) for a distance approximatingthe width of the top surface of the sofa bed A to enable such foldingoperation to be more readily accomplished. The folded back panels 16 arecovered in part by panel 10 and by the rear panel 14 and may be securedin adjusted position on the sofa back A by means of the sofa pinspreviously discussed. By placing the welted edges 15 under tension whenthe fastening pins are secured, such welted edges will function to lockthe panels 16 in adjusted position on the sofa. The upper and outer sideedges of panels 16 may be finishedby lines 18 of overcasting stitching.

The two cover parts for the arm rests C and D of the article are similar'in construction so that it is believed a description of one willsutfice for both. Referring to Fig. 4 of the drawings, which shows thecover part for arm D of the sofa bed, it will be notedthat such part iscomposed of an irregularly shaped panel generally designated 20 andhaving a vertical portion 21, as viewed in Fig. 4, of a widthsubstantially equal to the length or depth of arm rest D; the left handedge of such portion 21 being the front edge thereof when the panel iscovering the sofa arm D. The vertical panel portion 21 has a heightgreater than the combined heights of the outer and inner surfaces of anarm rest and the width at the top of such arm rest so that such panel 20covers the outside portion, the top portion and the inside portion of anarm rest with sufficient material left over to be tucked into the spacebetween the seat and arm rest of the sofa. The upper reduced portion ofpanel 20 constituting the upper end of panel portion 21 coverstheinterior surfaces of the arm rest and the upper edge portion thereoffinished by the line 22 of overcasting stitches provides the excessmaterial for tucking in between the seat and arm rest. The outersurfaces of the arm rest are covered by the lower end of panel portion21. Forming an extension of the lower end of panel portion 21 is aportion 23 having a height greater than the height of the outer surfaceof an arm rest and a width such as to enable such portion to be drawnaround to the rear of the sofa back to cover the latter below panel 14of the back cover part. The top edge of panel portion 23 and theadjacent side edge of panel portion 21 are joined in a smooth curve 24.The major part of the material of the panel forming such curved edgeportion 24 is adapted to be tucked in the spaces between the arm restand the back of the sofa. The curved edge portion 24 and the rear edgeof panel portion 23 are finished by the line 22 of overcasting stitcheswhich extends-from the top edge of panel portion 21 and along such edgesto the bottom or lower edge of panel 2 0. Securedto the lower edge ofpanel 20 by means of a line of welting 25 is a skirt panel 26.

A line of welting 27 is secured to and forms a continuous border on theleft hand side edges of panels 20 and 26, as viewed in Fig.- 4 of thedrawings, which edges define the front edges-of the arm covering panel20 and the skirt panel 26, respectively, as viewed in Fig. l of thedrawings. The portion of welting 27 located between the top edge ofpanel portion 21 and a point 28 spaced downwardly from such edge, asviewed in Fig. 4 of the drawings, has a length substantially equal tothe height of and defines the inside edge of the front face of the armof the soft bed. Connected by such welting portion to arm panel 20, is apanel 30 for covering the front face ofthe sofa, arm. The portionrofpanel 30 shown below the point 28 in Fig. 4 covers the top of such frontface and is entirely free and unconnected to panel 20. Panel 30 has awidth substantially greater than the width of the front face ofv the armrest so that its free side edge may be drawn around the outside edge ofthe front face of the sofa arm and placed under the front edge portionof panel 20 which covers the outside surface of the sofa arm, namely,the lower portion of the vertical edge defined by the welting 27 in Fig.4 of the drawings. It will be also understood, that when the panel 30 isproperly arranged on asofa arm, the free depending portion thereof shownin Fig. 4, will be located at the top of such panel and will be drawnsnugly over the top of the front face of the arm rest with the excessmaterial placed under the front edge portion of panel 20 which coversthe top of the arm rest as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The lower orbottom edge of panel 30, which is shown at the top of suchpanel in Fig. 4 of the drawings, has connected thereto by means of aline of welting 31, a skirt portion 32 having a height the same as theskirt portion 26 and adapted to cover the lower end of the front face ofthe arm rest. It will be noted from Fig. 4 of the drawings, that theskirt portion 32 has a length greater than the width of panel 30 andextends from, the free side edge of such panel beyond the line ofwelting 27. The extended or inner end of skirt portion 32 is connectedto the adjacent portion of lower edge 22 of panel part 21 by anextension of the welting 31. This extension of skirt portion 32 may beplaced in under lapping relation to the associated end of a skirtportion on one of the pillow covers, as will be hereinafter explained,or may be tucked in the space between the seat of the sofa and thearmrest on which such arm rest covering part is mounted.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that in applyingthe slip cover of this invention to an upholstered sofa bed, the armsections or parts may be first assembled on the arms of the sofa bed. Inaccomplishing this each panel 20 of an arm part is draped over the topof an arm rest with the line of welting 2'7 at the front of the arm restand the bottom of skirt panel 26 just touching the floor. Then whileholding the portion of welting 27 joining panels 20 and 30 in properposition along the inner side edge of the front face of the sofa arm,panel 36 is drawn snugly across such front face. The free side edges andthe free upper portion of panel 30 are drawn around and over such frontface and are inserted beneath the front edge portions of panel 20defined by the remaining portion of welting 27 that is disconnected frompanel 30. Arm panel portions 21 and 23 are then drawn smoothly on thesofa arm so that the welting 27 thereof properly frames the front faceof the arm rest. The peculiar shape of panel 20 facilitates smoothfitting and the ready conformance of both panels 20 and 30 to arm restshaving widely varying widths. arms by tucking the edge portions 22 and24 of panel 20 into the crevices between the arm and the seat and backof the sofa bed and by the use of suitable fastening pins 33 whichsecure panel portion 23, the welted edge 27 and panel 30 to theupholstery of the sofa bed;

The extension of the skirt portion 32 as 'has been previously mentionedmay be tucked into a crevice between The panels are locked in place onthe the arm rest and the adjacent end of the seat of the article. Thepart of the cover for covering the back of the sofa bed may then beapplied to the latter by positioning the line of welting 13 along therear edge of the top of the sofa back and then forming the end sections16 around the ends of the back. The excess material of the end sections16 is inserted beneath the top edge portions of panels and 14 of suchback. With the end panels 16 properly covering the ends of the sofaback, panel 14 is secured to the upholstery material of the back of thesofa in the manner previously explained.

The cover part for each cushion of the sofa is composed of a toprectangularly-shaped panel 40 having an area substantially the same asthe area of one side of one of the sofa cushions. The four sides of thetop panel 40 are defined by a closed line of welting 41, which connectsto such edges the upper edge of an elongated panel 42 for covering thesides of the cushion. The panel 42 is preferably composed of acontinuous piece of fabric material of such length that it entirelycovers all four sides of the cushion. The ends of panel 42 may beconnected together by a line of stitching 43 located at one of the rearcorners of the cushion. A line of welting 44 is secured to and definesthe lower longitudinal edge of the side covering panel 42 throughout itsentire length. At the front of the cover, the line of welting 44connects to the side covering panel 42, a front panel 45 for coveringthe front face of that portion of the seat of the sofa which is locatedbelow the cushion and on which the cushion is resting. Connected to thelower edge of panel 45 by means of a line of welting 46 is a skirt panel47 having a height the same as skirt panels 26 and 32.

It will be noted from Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings that panels 45 and47 are of equal length and are greater in length than the length of thefront face of the cushion. The ends of such panels continue around thesides of the cover for a short distance and are connected to the frontend portions of the side covering sections of panel 42 by the line of.welting 44. Line of welting 44 also secures to the lower edge of sidepanel 42 a plurality of fabric sections for securing the cushion coverpart snugly and neatly on a cushion of the sofa. As shown more clearlyin Fig. 6 of the drawings, these fabric sections include a frontlongitudinal section 50 which has its front and side edges secured bythe welting 44 to the lower edge of panel 42. Secured to the endportions of the rear edge of fabric section 59, as by seams 51, are twofabric transverse sections 52, 53, which along their outer edges aresecured by the welting 44 to the opposite sides of panel 42. It willthus be noted that sections 50, 52 and 53, together with panels 40 and42, form a pocket of permanent configuration into which the cushion tobe covered is inserted. The inserted cushion is locked in positionwithin the cushion cover by a rear longitudinal section 54 which issecured by the welting 44 to that portion of panel 42 which covers therear side of the cushion. The end and inner edges of section 54 are freefrom the rear ends of the fabric strips 52 and 53 so that section 54 maybe hingedly moved as a whole about the welting 44 to facilitate theinsertion of the cushion into the covering. Preferably also, theadjoining ends of panels 52, 53 and 54 are cut on the bias so that theydo not overlap, as is shown ni Fig. 6 of the drawings. The free ends offabric sections 52, 53 and 54 may be secured in position on the cushionby means of suitable upholstery pins 55 of the type previouslydescribed.

It will be observed from the foregoing description that the cover ofthis invention may be readily applied to a sofa bed and that the coversfor the cushions thereof will coact with the arm and back panels tocover the entire exterior of the sofa bed. When it is desired to convertthe sofa bed from the sofa form into bed form, all that is necessary, isto remove the two cushions with their covers and then open the bed. Thecover parts for the arms and the back of the sofa remain undisturbedduring this change of the article and While the latter is being used asa bed and until it is converted back into sofa form. In the latter casecomplete covering of the article will be accomplished simply byreplacing the two cushions with their covers.

The modified form of arm covering section shown in Figs. 7-11 of thedrawings, includes a body portion composed of panel 20 and elongatedstrip 29 constructed substantially similarly to the panel 20 and strip29 of the arm section shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. As does the strip29, the strip 29' forms the inner edge of the body portion which istucked into the space between the arm C and the seat B of the article,the seam connecting such strip to panel 20 providing a more secureanchorage of such excess material in such space. Also as in thepreviously described cover section, the cover section of themodification includes a length of welting 25 secured to the outer edgeof panel 20', a skirt portion 26', a length of welting 27' secured tothe front edges of panel 20 and strip 29', a front face panel 30', alength of welting 31', and a skirt portion 32'.

The arm covering section in Figs. 7-11 of the drawings, differs from thearm section of Fig. 4 in that the welting 27 connects the front edges ofthe panel 20' and strip 29' to the side and top edges of the front panel30', the welting 31 forms a continuation of the welting 25', the skirtportions 26 and 32' are connected, the inner ends or extensions of thewelting 31' and skirt portion 32 are disconnected from the strip 29',and also'in the following respects. The inner leg of the invertedU-shaped welting seam 27 extends in substantial parallelism with thewarp threads of panel 20 and at right angles to the warp threads in thefront panel 30. The outer leg of such welting seam however extends at anangle to the warp threads of panel 20' so that it inclines outwardlyfrom its lower end, i.e., its juncture with the welting seam 31. Thusthe outer leg of welting 27' forms an angle other than with the warpthreads of the front face panel 30'. The central or connecting portionof welting 27 also extends at an angle to the warp threads of panel 20'and inclines downwardly from the top of the inner leg of welting 27 tothe top of the outer leg of such welting. The ends of the centralportion of welting 27' is connected to the top of the legs thereof insmooth curves, the outer curve being preferably of less radius than theinner curve. The lower or bottom ends of the legs of welting 27' arespaced apart a distance approximately equal to the width of thenarrowest chair arm in a range of chair sizes. The top or upper ends ofsuch legs of welting 27' are spaced apart a distance approximately equalto the width of the widest chair arm in a range of chair sizes. Thisvariance in the distances between the ends of the welting legs may be inthe nature of two inches. For example, the distance between the lowerends thereof may be 3 /2 inches, while the distance between the upperends thereof may be 5 /2 inches. Located at the upper ends of the legsof welting 27' and formed by such welting when the latter is secured topanel 20' are two tucks 34, 34' which make it possible to obtain aproper fitting on chair arms of different shapes and widths, as willhereinafter become more clear. The modified section is preferablysecured in position on an article by two elastic tapes 35, each providedwith hooks at their ends so that the rear portions of panels 20' of thetwo sections may be held in tightly drawn condition around the back ofthe chair as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

It will be understood from the foregoing description of the modifiedform of arm section, that its construction is such, it is enabled to besnugly and neatly applied to article arms having widely varying widthsand contours. With chairs or sofas having arms of narrow width, thebottom ends of welting 27' will overlie the side edges of the front faceof the chair. The top portions of such welting on the other hand, willjust be over the upper portions of the side edges of such front face,thereby filling out the upper portion of such front face and giving it abroader lookas indicated in Fig. 9of the drawings. With arms of thistype, the tucks 34, 34' will be drawn back to gather the surplusmaterial around the welting 27' and the extensions of welting 31' andskirt portion 32' should be folded under, in the manner indicated inFig. 9 of the drawings, and the fold 37 secured in folded condition by asuitable upholstery pin 36. Where the arm of the. chair is wide, thelower portions of the legs of the welting will be spaced from the sidesof the front face Of the arm, while the upper portion of the weltingwill be just on or inside the upper edges of such front face, asindicated-in Fig. of the drawings. When the modified arm section isplaced on such an arm, the extra material required for a proper fittingis obtained from the two. tucks .34 and 34'. In this situation also, theextensionsof welting-31' and skirt portion 32' should preferably besecured in extended position by the upholstery pin 36 (note Fig. 10) inorder that no portion of the article may be exposed. Fig. 11 of thedrawings indicates the manner in which this modified arm section fits anarticle arm shaped to provide an outwardly projecting portion at itsupper end. As in the case of the wide arm, the tucks 34, 34 provide theextra materim necessary to take care of the enlarged shaped upper end ofthe article arm. As article arms of this type usually have a relativelynarrow lower end, it may be necessary to fold the extensions of thewelting 31' and skirt portion 32' under and to fasten such fold 37 ofthe extensions with an upholstery pin 36 as shown in Fig. 11 of thedrawings.

While I have hereinabove described and illustrated in the drawingspreferred embodiments of my invention, it will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be madetherein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scopeof the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having a back,arms and a separate cushion seat, said cover including a back partcomprising connected cover panels for the front and rear of said back,the bottom edge of such front panel being insertable into the crevicebetween such back and cushion seat, and a unitary cushion seat partseparate from said back part and readily removable therefrom as a unitwith an enclosed cushion seat and comprising a top panel having aconfiguration conforming to the configuration of the top surface of saidseparate cushion seat, transverse Walls separate from said front paneland connected to the peripheral edge of said top panel and forming withthe latter a conforming receptacle for said separate cushion seat, aclosed line ofwelting secured to the bottom edges of said walls andenclosing the seat in such receptacle, 2. depending front panelconnected by said line of welting to the bottom edge of the fronttransverse wall and concealing the front face of the seat of the chairon which said cushion seat rests, said front panel having end extensionsinturned at the sides of such receptacle and being connected to the sidetransverse walls by said line of welting, a skirt panel connected alongits top edge to the bottom edge of said depending front panel, the endsof said skirt panel being inturned with the end extensions of said frontpanel, a front longitudinal section located beneath the cushion seat andconnected along its front and side edges to the bottom edges of thefront and side transverse walls by said line of welting, a pair oftransverse sections located beneath the cushion seat and connected alongtheir outer side edges to the bottom edges of the side transverse wallsby said line of welting and connected along their front edges to theends of said front longitudinal section, the rear and inner side edgesof said transverse sections being free, said longitudinal and transversesections forming; with said top panel and said transverse walls a pocketfor receiving a cushion seat, and a rear longitudinal section locatedbeneath the cushion seat and connected; along its rear edge by saidclosed line of welting tothe bottom edge of'the rear transverse wall,the end and front edges of said rear longitudinal section being free,said rear longitudinal section constituting a hinged flap operable tomaintain the cushion seat in the aforesaid pocket.

2. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having a back,arms and a separate cushion seat, said cover including a separateunitary cushion seat part readily removable as a unit with an enclosedcushion seat from a covered article and comprising a top panel having aconfiguration conforming to the configuration of the top surface of saidseparate cushion seat, transverse walls connected to the peripheral edgeof said top panel and forming with the latter a conforming receptaclefor said separate cushion seat, a closed line of welting secured to thebottom edges of said walls and enclosing the seat in such receptacle, adepending front panel connected by said closed line of welting to thebottom edge of the front transverse wall and concealing the front faceof the seat of the chair on which said cushion seat rests, said frontpanel having end extensions inturned at the sides of such receptacle andbeing connected to the side transverse walls by said closed line ofwelting, a skirt panel connected along its top edge to the bottom edgeof said depending front panel, the ends of said skirt panel beinginturned with the end extensions of said front panel, a U-shaped sectionlocated beneath the cushion seat and connected by said closed line ofwelting to the bottom edges of the front and side transverse Walls toform with said top panel and said front and side transverse walls apocket for receiving such separate cushion seat, and a second sectionlocated beneath the cushion seat across the open end of said U-shapedsection and connected along its rear edge by said closed line of weltingto the bottom edge of the rear transverse wall, said second sectionconstituting a closure to maintain the cushion seat in the aforesaidpocket, and said cover including separate arm parts each comprising abody portion for covering the inside, top and outside surfaces of anarticle arm and having an inner edge to be tucked into the space betweenthe arm and a cushion seat, a front edge to define the periphery of thefront face of the arm, and an outer edge to overlie the outside surfaceof the arm, a skirt panel portion connected along its top edge to saidouter edge, a length of cord welting secured to said front edge, a frontface panel to cover the front face of the arm and having the inner sideedge thereof connected by said welting to the inside covering part ofsaid body portion, and a second skirt panel portion for covering thebottom of said front face panel connected to said arm part andadjustable relative to said first skirt portion, said second skirt panelportion being aligned with said seat part skirt panel in the coveredarticle.

3. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having aseparate cushion seat, said cover including a separate unitary cushionseat part readily removable as a unit with an enclosed cushion seat froma covered article and comprising a top panel having a configurationconforming to the configuration of the top surface of said separatecushion seat, transverse walls connected to the peripheral edge of saidtop panel and forming with the latter a conforming receptacle for saidseparate cushion seat, a closed line of welting secured to the bottomedges of said walls and enclosing the seat in such receptacle, adepending front panel connected by said closed line of welting to thebottom edge of the front transverse wall and concealing the front faceof the seat of the chair on which said cushion seat rests, said frontpanel having end extensions inturned at the sides of such receptacle andbeing connected to the side transverse walls by said closed line ofwelting, a skirt panel connected along its top edge to the bottom edgeof said depending front panel, the ends of said skirt panel beinginturned with the end exten' sions of said front panel, an elongatedsection located beneath the cushion seat and connected by said closedline of welting to the bottom edges of said transverse walls to formwith said top panel and side transverse walls a pocket for securing suchseparate cushion seat, and a rear longitudinal section located beneaththe cushion seat and connected along its rear edge by said closed lineof welting to the bottom edge of the rear transverse wall, said rearlongitudinal section constituting a hinged flap operable to enclose therear end of the cushion and to maintain the cushion seat in theaforesaid pocket.

4. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having aseparate cushion seat, said cover including a separate unitary cushionseat part readily removable as a unit with an enclosed cushion seat froma covered article and comprising a top panel having a configurationconforming to the configuration of the top surface of said separatecushion seat, an elongated side panel connected to the peripheral edgeof said top panel and forming with the latter a conforming receptaclefor said separate cushion seat, a closed line of welting along thebottom edge of said side panel and enclosing the seat in suchreceptacle, a depending front panel connected by said line of welting tosaid side panel, said depending front panel concealing the front face ofthe seat of the chair on which said cushion seat rests, said front panelhaving end extensions inturned at the sides of such receptacle and beingconnected to said side panel by said closed line of welting, a skirtpanel connected along its top edge to the bottom edge of said dependingfront panel, the ends of said skirt panel being inturned with the endextensions of said front panel, a U-shaped section located beneath thecushion seat and connected by said closed line of welting to the bottomedges of the front and side walls of said side panel to form with saidtop and side panels a pocket for receiving such separate cushion seat,and a second section located beneath the cushion seat across the openend of said U-shaped section and connected along its rear edge by saidclosed line of welting to the rear of said side panel, said secondsection constituting a hinged flap operable to maintain the cushion seatin the aforesaid pocket.

5. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having a back,arms and a seat, said cover including covering portions for the back andseat, and cover sections for the arms of the article, said arm sectionseach comprising a body portion for covering the inside, top and outsidesurfaces of an article arm and having an inner edge to be tucked intothe space between the arm and seat of the article, a front edge toextend around the periphery of the front panel of the arm section, andan outer edge to overlie the outside surface of the arm, a first skirtportion connected along its top edge to said outer edge and a firstlength of cord welting secured to said front edge, each arm section alsocomprising a front panel to cover the front face of the article arm andconnected to said body portion by said welting, the bottom edge of saidfront panel being connected to said inner edge of said body portion bysaid welting and forming a continuation of the same, a second length ofwelting provided on said arm section to define the bottom edge of saidfront panel and having a length sufiiciently greater than the length ofsuch bottom edge so that one end thereof extends inwardly of said frontpanel a short distance beyond the juncture of such bottom edge with saidinner edge, said first and second weltings forming a closed frame forsaid front panel on the article arm, and a second skirt portionconnected to said second welting and having a length greater than thelength of the bottom edge of said front panel so that an end thereof isconnected to the short extension of said second welting and is locatedinwardly beyond said face panel.

6. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having a back,arms and a seat, said cover including covering portions for the back andseat, and arm sections each substantially in the form of a blank toenable it to be readily draped over the inside, top and outside surfacesT0 of a chair arm, the portion of each section for'co'vering the outsidesurfaces of a chair arm being wider than the portion thereof forcovering the inside surface of such arm and including a rear extensionfoldable vertically around the rear side of the arm, a first skirtportion located on one side of the blank and connected along one edge tothe outer edge of said wider portion, a first length of cord weltingconnected to the front edge of each arm section to define the side andtop edges of the front panel of the arm section, a front panel forcovering the front face of an article arm connected by said welting tothe reduced inner covering portion of such blank, the bottom edge ofsaid front panel being connected to the inner edge of said reduced innercovering portion by said welting and forming a continuation of the same,a second length of welting secured to the bottom edge of said frontpanel and extending transversely to said first welting, said lengths ofwelting forming a closed frame for said front panel on the article arm,said second welting having a length greater than the length of suchbottom edge so that one end thereof extends beyond the juncture of suchedge with said inner edge, and a second skirt portion located on theother side of the blank from said first skirt portion and connected tosaid front panel by said second welting, said second skirt portionhaving a length greater than the length of the bottom edge of said frontpanel so that an end thereof is connected to said extension of saidsecond welting and is located inwardly beyond said face anel. p 7. Aslip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having a back, armsand a seat, said cover including covering portions for the back andseat, and arm sections each comprising a body portion for covering theinside, top and outside surfaces of an article arm and having an inneredge to be tucked into the space between the arm and seat of thearticle, a front edge to extend around the periphery of the front panelof the arm section, and an outer edge to overlie the outside surface ofthe arm, a front panel for covering the front face of the article arm,and a length of cord welting shaped in the form of an inverted U andconnecting the side and top edges of said front panel to the front edgeof said body portion, the outer side edge of said front panel and thesection of welting connected thereto being inclined outwardly from thelower end thereof relative to the inner side edge of said front paneland the section of welting connected thereto, so that the upper ends ofsuch sections of welting are spaced apart a distance substantiallygreater than the distance between the lower ends of such sections ofwelting, the lower ends of such welting sections being spaced apart adistance approximately equal to the width of the narrowestrectangularly-shaped chair arm in a range of sizes thereof and the upperends of such welting sections being spaced apart a distanceapproximately equal to the width of the widest rectangularly-shapedchair arm in said range of sizes, and tucks taken in said body portionat the upper ends of such side sections of welting to form an adjustablepocket at the top of the front face panel.

8. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having aseparate cushion seat, said cover including a separate unitary cushionseat part readily removable as a unit with an enclosed cushion seat froma covered article and comprising a top panel having a configurationconforming to the configuration of the top surface of said separatecushion seat, an elongated side panel connected to the peripheral edgeof said top panel and forming with the latter a conforming receptaclefor said separate cushion seat, a closed line of welting along thebottom edge of said side panel and enclosing the seat in suchreceptacle, a depending front panel extending across the front face ofsaid receptacle and having end extensions inturned at the sides of suchreceptacle, said front panel being connected by said closed line ofwelting to the associated front and side bottom edge portions of saidside panel and the extensions thereof being maintained in- 55598? 11 12med ate the sidepof-gsneh receptacle bysaid closed-dine of waking iorretaining a separatecushion seat within o;.;w:1t ing, a: skirtpanelgconnected along its top edgetto such-receptacle. thetbottom edgeof. said depending-front panel,- said skirt panel'having a-.lengthgreater than the front face of such Rgfereqcei-clted mg of finsreceptacle andethe 'endsv'of saidskirt panel being con 5 UNITED STATESPATENTS nested to the end extensions of said front panel and being2,083,236 Levi June 8' 1937 maintained 'ininturned relation with thesaid extensions by.- said closed line ofwelting, and means connected OEI N PATENTS tome-bottom edge of said side panel by said closed line754,699'. Great Britain Aug. 8, 1956

